Collective Worship Policy
Please find below the our policy for Collective Worship in Church Schools approved by the Standards Committee of the Diocesan Board of Education on 20 January 2014.
The Policy includes a Template Policy that schools can adapt and adopt.
Also below is our Collective Worship Observation Form for use by school staff and or governors.
There is also a Collective Worship Resources Guide from the National Society.
Diocesan Collective Worship Policy [updated 2023]
Diocesan Collective Worship Observation Form
Church of England Education Office Collective Worship Guidance 2021
Collective Worship Resources Guide
National Society Guidance on Collective Worship
Questions and Answers asked about Collective Worship
Evaluating Collective Worship
Use these simple ideas to evaluate the impact Worship is having on your pupils. It is quick and produces useful information.
Ideas for evaluating Collective Worship
Collective Worship Observation Form
Powerpoints
The Good Samaritan - Simple presentation based on a Godly Play script
The Christian's Box - Year 6 work on what it means to be a Christian
Florence Nightingale - Based on the idea of using your talents and we can all be saints
Collective Worship Ideas from September 2011
PLEASE READ Notes for clergy about these Worship Ideas for Primary Schools
The Transfiguration - and into Lent
The Lord’s Prayer - Prayer
Epiphany 2 - Saying Thank you for our Gifts
Christmas - A Story of Christmas Day
Advent - The Mystery of Advent
Advent - The Mystery Power Point
Advent Sunday - The Excitement of Christmas
St John - Trusted to care for Mary from the cross
Remembrance - The Collective Worship planning sheet
Remembrance - As children assemble Power Point
Remembrance - The Powerpoint Story
Remembrance - The Script
St Luke - Said to be careful in his work
Halloween - Idea from Barnabas in Schools
Halloween - Idea from Culham Institute
St Mark - First in some things, why not you? St Mark - Powerpoint for this story
A Story about Matthew the Tax Collector
Matthew 18:21-35, A story about forgiveness
Matthew 21:1-16, The workers in the vineyard